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Google Takes the Wheel
Apr 6 2015 // When Google stepped into the insurance ring last month, the industry took note. Some said agents and the insurance industry should be concerned. Others said Google Compare, as the new service is named, is nothing new in...
New Insurance Players: Disruptors or Duds?
Apr 6 2015 // Those with long careers in the insurance industry have seen newer entrants founder on the shoals of our business. Many well-intentioned outsiders don’t understand the innate complexities of the insurance ecosystem...
Experts: California Sex Bias Case Will Embolden Women Despite Verdict
Mar 31 2015 // Observers say a long legal battle over accusations that a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm demeaned women and held them to a different standard than their male colleagues will embolden women in the industry...
Yemen Conflict Could Disrupt Major Oil Shipping Route; Insurers Pull Back
Mar 27 2015 // Conflict in Yemen risks spilling out into the busy sea lanes that pass it and potentially disrupt the narrow Bab el-Mandeb passage through which nearly 4 million barrels of oil are shipped daily to Europe, the United...
Miller Appoints Milner to Help Build Cyber & Technology Book
Mar 26 2015 // Miller, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has hired Simon Milner, in a production and broking role in the cyber and technology area. In a press release, Miller said the appointment underlines...
No Kidding: NetVU User Conference to Stream Live on IJ.com Thursday
Mar 24 2015 // A Vertafore insurance technology consultant, an insurance agency customer service representative, and an insurance carrier IT manager walk into a bar… What’s so funny about insurance technology? The answer will...
Vertafore Gathers Leading Agencies and Carriers For The Insurance Industry’s Leading Technology Conference, NetVU 2015
Mar 23 2015 // Over 3,000 Insurance Professionals Meet in Indianapolis To See Vertafore’s Latest Innovations Designed to Accelerate Growth For The Entire Insurance Ecosystem Bothell, WA, March 23, 2015 – Vertafore®, the leading...
Drunk Driver Ignition Locks Offer ‘Significant’ Benefits, Savings: Study
Mar 20 2015 // Putting technology that prevents drunk drivers from starting a vehicle into every car and truck in the U.S. could save 59,000 lives and $343 million over 15 years, according to a University of Michigan study. U-M’s...
OneBeacon Technology Adds Nathan Martin as Vice President of South Region
Mar 19 2015 // OneBeacon Technology Insurance Group has appointed Nathan Martin as vice president overseeing the South Region. John Wurzler, OneBeacon Technology president, said Martin will work on continuing to building the...
Driverless Car to Make First Coast-to-Coast Highway Trip
Mar 16 2015 // Delphi Automotive Plc, a supplier of car electronics, is undertaking the longest test of a driverless auto, going coast to coast in the U.S. with a specially outfitted Audi Q5 sport-utility vehicle. The SUV will cover...
‘Big Taxi’ Wages War Against Uber to Be More Like Uber
Mar 12 2015 // David Sutton is looking for the worst possible news about Uber Technologies. An accident in San Francisco, an assault in Boston: Such bad tidings for Uber are ammunition for Sutton, a 48-year-old publicist. “Uber is...
ACE Launches PI Insurance Solution for European Technology Firms
Mar 9 2015 // ACE Group announced the launch of ACE Tech Pro, a comprehensive insurance solution for technology companies, as part of its strategy to meet the changing professional liability needs of different industries in Continental...
What’s Driving Nonstandard Auto – Technology, Consolidation, Population Changes, Fuel Specialty, Opportunity
Mar 9 2015 // The nonstandard auto market is characterized by substandard operating performance. Since 2007, carriers writing nonstandard auto policies have reported deteriorating operating performance and many are struggling to...
China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear From Draft Anti-Terror Law
Mar 4 2015 // China’s proposed anti-terrorism law will not affect the legitimate interests of technology firms, a top Chinese spokeswoman said Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama warned of its impact and demanded...
China’s Draft Counter-Terrorism Law Alarms Foreign Technology Firms
Feb 27 2015 // China is weighing a far-reaching counter-terrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over encryption keys and install security “backdoors,” a potential escalation of what some firms view as the...
Reports Show Insurers Lag Behind in Adopting Technology
Feb 17 2015 // At a time when the financial sector is racing to embrace digital technology to boost sales and drive profits, the traditionally staid insurance industry is in danger of falling behind. Some insurers are using developments...
Technology Firm Majesco Completes Acquisition of Consultant Agile
Feb 11 2015 // Insurance technology firm Majesco said it has completed the acquisition of the insurance business of Agile Technologies, a technology consulting firm with revenues of over $9 million. In December 2014, Majesco announced...
Cal U. of Pennsylvania Teaches Tricky Science of Predicting Snow
Feb 10 2015 // Predicting winter weather is a slippery slope. People depend on weather forecasters to tell them when to stock up on milk and bread, but if a predicted blizzard doesn’t materialize, a flurry of complaints surface on...
Tomorrow’s Talent Challenge
Feb 9 2015 // Imagine you are CEO of a company and nearly half the employees that make your company succeed will retire in just 15 years. This is a reality for many insurance industry CEOs. Talent shortage is a major, looming...
E&O Experts: Agents Not Immune to Cyber Segment Exposures
Feb 9 2015 // In today’s digital world of constant communication through methods like email, texting and social media, consumers expect 24/7 access to everyone, including their insurance agent. And while this access can increase...
